Sheila Cecily Ommeh

About Sheila Cecily Ommeh

Sheila Cecily Ommeh, With an exceptional h-index of 19 and a recent h-index of 15 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, specializes in the field of Molecular Diagnostics, Pathogen genomics, Vaccines, Onehealth, Emerging Livestock Species.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Substantial viral diversity in bats and rodents from East Africa: insights into evolution, recombination, and cocirculation

Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

Can the Revolution in mRNA-Based Vaccine Technologies Solve the Intractable Health Issues of Current Ruminant Production Systems?

Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya

Genome-wide scan for selection signatures in wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) reveals candidate genes associated with immune response …

A review of the distribution, nutritional value and conservation status of wild harlequin quails (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) in Kenya

Heat stress and poultry: adaptation to climate change, challenges and opportunities for genetic breeding in Kenya

Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from Kenya

Sheila Cecily Ommeh Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

1192

Citations(since 2020)

749

Cited By

698

hIndex(all)

19

hIndex(since 2020)

15

i10Index(all)

30

i10Index(since 2020)

22

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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

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Sheila Cecily Ommeh Skills & Research Interests

Molecular Diagnostics

Pathogen genomics

Vaccines

Onehealth

Emerging Livestock Species

Top articles of Sheila Cecily Ommeh

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Substantial viral diversity in bats and rodents from East Africa: insights into evolution, recombination, and cocirculation

Microbiome

Daxi Wang

Xinglou Yang

Zirui Ren

Ben Hu

Hailong Zhao

...

2024/4/10

Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

International Journal of Microbiology

Philip M Panyako

Sheila C Ommeh

Stephen N Kuria

Jacqueline K Lichoti

Johns Musina

...

2024/2/12

Can the Revolution in mRNA-Based Vaccine Technologies Solve the Intractable Health Issues of Current Ruminant Production Systems?

Timothy J Mahony

Tatiana E Briody

Sheila C Ommeh

2024/1/31

Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Philip M Panyako

Sheila C Ommeh

Stephen N Kuria

Jacqueline K Lichoti

Johns Musina

...

2023/12

Genome-wide scan for selection signatures in wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) reveals candidate genes associated with immune response …

Authorea Preprints

Stephen Ogada

Philip Panyako

Jacqueline Lichoti

Min-sheng Peng

Sheila Ommeh

2023/9/11

A review of the distribution, nutritional value and conservation status of wild harlequin quails (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) in Kenya

Stephen Ogada

Jacqueline Lichoti

John Musina

Sheila Ommeh

2022/4/26

Heat stress and poultry: adaptation to climate change, challenges and opportunities for genetic breeding in Kenya

Grace Moraa Kennedy

Jacqueline Kasiiti Lichoti

Sheila Cecily Ommeh

2022/4/26

Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from Kenya

Virologica Sinica

Griphin Ochieng Ochola

Bei Li

Vincent Obanda

Sheila Ommeh

Harold Ochieng

...

2022/8/1

Factors affecting production and market performance of Guinea fowls and Quails in Kenya

Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology

Victor Kwesisi

Stephen Ogada

Stephen Kuria

Margaret Oloko

Philip Oyier

...

2022/4/26

Assessment of phenotypes, physiological and behavioural responses associated with heat tolerance among Galla goats in North Eastern Kenya.

Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology

E Mutindi

I Ogali

S Kuria

G Moraa

E Too

...

2022/4/26

Polymorphism of the heat shock protein 70 gene in indigenous chickens from different agro-climatic zones in Kenya

African Journal of Biotechnology

Grace Moraa Kennedy

Stephen Njuguna Kuria

Philip Murunga Panyako

Jacqueline Kasiiti Lichoti

Sheila Cecily Ommeh

2022/2/28

Antimicrobial drug resistance in poultry pathogens: Challenges and opportunities

Philip M Panyako

Jacqueline Kasiiti Lichoti

Sheila Cecily Ommeh

2022/4/26

Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya

Emerging Microbes & Infections

You Zhang

Ben Hu

Bernard Agwanda

Yaohui Fang

Jun Wang

...

2021/1/1

Risk factors predisposing dromedary camels and pastoral communities to zoonotic diseases in Kenya

Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology

S Kuria

B Agwanda

S Ogada

P Panyako

E Mungube

...

2021/9/29

Erratum to: Genomic analyses unveil helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) domestication in West Africa

Genome Biology and Evolution

Quan-Kuan Shen

Min-Sheng Peng

Adeniyi C Adeola

Ling Kui

Shengchang Duan

...

2021/8/1

基因组层面揭示藏野驴和藏家驴在高海拔适应方面的选择性清除现象

Zoological Research

Lin Zeng

He-Qun Liu

Xiao-Long Tu

Chang-Mian Ji

Xiao Gou

...

2021/7/18

Genomes reveal selective sweeps in kiang and donkey for high-altitude adaptation

Zoological Research

Lin Zeng

He-Qun Liu

Xiao-Long Tu

Chang-Mian Ji

Xiao Gou

...

2021/7/7

Genomic Analyses Unveil Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Domestication in West Africa

Genome biology and evolution

Quan-Kuan Shen

Min-Sheng Peng

Adeniyi C Adeola

Ling Kui

Shengchang Duan

...

2021/6/1

Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) populations of Kenya

Ecology and evolution

Stephen Ogada

Newton O Otecko

Grace Moraa Kennedy

John Musina

Bernard Agwanda

...

2021/12

Liu, Su-Qing

Sort

Pei Zhang

Jie-Si Chen

Qi-Ye Li

Long-Xiang Sheng

Yi-Xing Gao

...

2020

See List of Professors in Sheila Cecily Ommeh University(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology)

Co-Authors

H-index: 152
Kevin Marsh

Kevin Marsh

University of Oxford

H-index: 64
Winston Hide

Winston Hide

Harvard University

H-index: 64
Robert W. Murphy

Robert W. Murphy

University of Toronto

H-index: 42
Alexis Nzila

Alexis Nzila

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

H-index: 37
Ali Esmailizadeh

Ali Esmailizadeh

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

H-index: 12
Adey Feleke Desta

Adey Feleke Desta

Addis Ababa University

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